Duane Gibbons Brandt
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 1Lt Francis W. Hoad, 1Lt Harvey G Tomlinson, 1Lt George F Bingham, 1Lt Eugene F Lott.
Front L-R: Unk, T/Sgt Duane G Brandt, Unk, Unk, T/Sgt Johnny K Dunn, S/Sgt Carl W Johns.
Unknowns - S/Sgt Emanuel Pinilis, S/Sgt Lawson Yeatts, S/Sgt Harold Magruger
Object Number - UPL 37636 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hell's Angel' pose beside their plane at a base in England, 16 June 1944. 401st Bomb Group." Rear L-R:...
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 56 x combat missions. Gaston Fox crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Evere A/D in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'; Shot down, ditched in Channel, 3 miles W of Calais 10-Apr-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3939
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 1103655 / O-679033
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802737
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fools Luck III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Miller, Nebraska | 10 November 1920 | Son of Max F and Marie Lillian 'Mazie' [Gibbons] Brandt. |
|
Enlisted |
Tacoma, WA | 28 October 1942 | |
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Died Killed in action |
Channel, 3 miles W of Calais | 10 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Evere A/D in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'; Shot down 10-Apr-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3939. |
| King County, WA | |||
|
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, UK | ||
|
Buried |
Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, NE | Memorialised Kearney Cemetery Kearney, Buffalo County, NE | |
|
Based |
Deenethorpe | 10 April 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=391
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288031/duane-g-brandt
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38599934/duane-g-brandt
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" and another in an event comment for clarity.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288031/duane-g-brandt
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38599934/duane-g-brandt
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3939 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3939, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=391